Usenet.net Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Usenet.net for Linux and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Giganews. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Kwooty. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Usenet.net and three of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement.

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  1. Giganews icon
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    For over two decades, Giganews has provided the highest quality retention with over 110,000 newsgroups. Giganews delivers 3+ years of binary retention and more than 17+ years of text retention.

    14 Giganews alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • iPad
     
  2. Newshosting icon
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    Unlimited Usenet with 5866 days’ retention, multi-gigabit US and European servers, SSL encryption, optional VPN, free newsreader, up to 100 secure connections, and access to 120,000+ uncensored newsgroups with no speed, search, or data limits for optimal access.

    12 Newshosting alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  3. Kwooty icon
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    Kwooty is a nzb binary grabber for KDE 4 that makes usenet downloading easy. Besides being multi-server support, it automatically verifies, repairs and extracts archive files downloaded from usenet.

    Features :

    • Automatic file downloading after openning Nzb file
    • Support for au.
    43 Kwooty alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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